Kuala Lampur, July 12 -- Malaysia's Sekolah Seri Puteri Symphonic Winds Orchestra (SPWinds) grabbed the gold at the 30th Australian International Music Festival 2019 which came to a close in Sydney yesterday.
The band of the all-girls boarding school in Cyberberjaya wowed the festival jury with their unique renditions of Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin's Cindai, Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian's Spartacus and Primavera by Satoshi Yagisawa.
The 59 students from Malaysia competed against more than 1,000 participants from Australia, US, China, Europe, Singapore, Japan and New Zealand.
The festival features all ensembles types including wind bands, orchestras, choirs and jazz bands.
The week-long festival wa...